Dec. 30: Christine Cavanaugh, voiceover artist known for 'Babe' and the Rugrats.

Dec. 22: Joe Cocker, singer best known for his cover of the Beatles' "With A Little Help From My Friends." He was 70.

Dec. 12: Norman Bridwell, creator of "Clifford the Big Red Dog"

Dec. 12: Former Miss America Mary Ann Mobley

Dec. 7: Ken Weatherwax, who played Pugsley on the 1960s TV show "The Addams Family.” He was 59.

Dec. 3: Ian McLagan, a fun-loving keyboardist who played on records by such artists as the Rolling Stones, Lucinda Williams, Bruce Springsteen and his own bands -- the Small Faces and its successor, the Faces.

July 11: Tommy Ramone, punk rock icon and last surviving founder of The Ramones

July 11: Rosemary Murphy, Emmy Award-winning actress famous for "To Kill a Mockingbird"

July 10: Ford Model founder Eileen Ford. Ford and her husband, Jerry, helped modernize the modeling industry when they began their now-iconic business in in New York in 1946.

July 7: Dick Jones, actor who gave voice to Pinocchio in Walt Disney's 1940 animation movie

July 7: Eduard Shevardnadze, former Georgia president. Around the world, he was hailed as the man who helped end the Cold War. At home, he was the man whose resignation as president of Georgia was greeted by cheers and fireworks.

July 6: "Harry Potter" actor David Legeno. The British actor played werewolf villain Fenrir Greyback.

July 2: Louis Zamperini, a World War II veteran and POW and a member of the 1936 U.S. Olympic track and field team. Universal Pictures is making a film adaptation of "Unbroken," Laura Hillenbrand's best-selling chronicle about Zamperini's life.

July 1: Paul Mazursky, a five-time Oscar nominee who directed and wrote such films as "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice," "An Unmarried Woman" and "Down and Out in Beverly Hills"

June 28: Meshach Taylor, actor best known for his role on "Designing Women"

June 27: Soul singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Bobby Womack

June 24: Eli Wallach, character actor best known for his supporting roles in the Western classics "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly"

May 17: Miss Beazley, former first pet. The 9-year-old Scottish terrier belonged to President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush.

May 3: Jim Oberstar, former representative of Minnesota's 8th District from 1974 to 2011

April 30: Bob Hoskins, Golden Globe-winning British actor who appeared in films like "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Hook"

April 28: John "Dr. Jack" Ramsay, left, Hall of Fame former NBA coach and TV analyst

April 20: Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a middleweight boxer who was wrongly convicted of murder in the 1960s and spent 19 years in prison. He was profiled in the 1975 Bob Dylan song "Hurricane" and the 1999 film "The Hurricane" starring Denzel Washington.

April 8: The Ultimate Warrior, one of professional wrestling’s biggest superstars, died at age 54.

Feb. 2: Philip Seymour Hoffman, actor best known for his Oscar-winning role in "Capote"

Jan. 31: Maximilian Schell, actor best known for his Oscar-winning role in 1961's "Judgment at Nuremberg"

Jan. 31: Anna Gordy Gaye, ex-wife of singer Marvin Gaye and inspiration for songs including "Pride and Joy" and "You're a Wonderful One." She was also the sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy, who she is pictured with here.

Jan 28: Pete Seeger, folk singer

Jan. 16: Russell Johnson, better known as "The Professor" on the hit TV series "Gilligan's Island"

Jan. 11: Ariel Sharon, who served as a military and political leader in Israel for half a century.

Jan. 10: Larry Speakes, President Ronald Reagan's press secretary

Jan. 5: Eusebio da Silva Ferreira, soccer legend from Portugal

Jan. 3: Phil Everly, half of musical duo the Everly Brothers

Jan. 3: Alicia Rhett, actress best known as India Wilkes in "Gone With the Wind"

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